Multiple choice general knowledge math & puzzles

Students at Miller Middle School are setting out chairs for a program. There will be 24 chairs in each row and 16 rows of chairs. How many chair do the students have to set out in all?

  1. 234

  2. 384

  3. 312

  4. 40

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Multiply chairs per row by number of rows: 24 × 16 = 384. Break it down: 24 × 10 = 240, 24 × 6 = 144, then 240 + 144 = 384. Option A (234) and C (312) are incorrect calculations, while D (40) is just the sum of the two numbers (24 + 16), not their product.